Modernism and Postmodernism Comparison Chart

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Below is a basic chart which characterizes some of the key differences between Modernism and Postmodernism. The chart is not exhaustive, but a simple introduction for those who might be unfamiliar with the differences.

Modernism

PostModernism

Biblical Authority

The bible is without error in its original form and is therefore absolute truth.

The bible is the sacred text of the church and is therefore necessary for all areas of faith.

Inspiration

Emphasis on metaphysics through God's experience of man.

Emphasis on humanity through Man's experience of God.

Truth

Absolute, because it is from God.

Relative to the individual, who is attempting to perceive absolute truth from his subjective state.

About Me

Words of Wisdom

SK

What matters is to find a purpose, to see what it really is that God wills that I shall do; the crucial thing is to find a truth which is truth for me, to find the idea for which I am willing to live and die.

Soren Kierkegaard

Ma

Any man can make a mistake but only a fool persists in his error.

Cicero

AP

In religious belief as elsewhere, we must take our chances, recognizing that we could be wrong, dreadfully wrong. There are no guarantees; the religious life is a venture; foolish and debilitating error is a permanent possibility. (If we can be wrong, however, we can also be right.)

Alvin Plantinga

MW

You must learn a new way to THINK before you can master a new way to BE.

Marianne Williamson

RM

I am a Christian, not because someone explained the nuts and bolts of Christianity, but because there were people willing to be nuts and bolts.